Antique Map AFRICA, L'Afrique, Nicolas De Fer hand coloured original map 1717
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Seller: Lindisfarne Prints, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, United KingdomLindisfarne Prints
AbeBooks seller since August 29, 2017
Condition: Used
£ 275.00
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L'AFRIQUEby Nicolas De Fer Published Paris 1717 by Guillaume Danet in De Fer's "Atlas Curieux".An original and interesting early 18th century copper engraved antique map of Africa enhanced with attractive professionally applied later hand colouring. A scarce and desirable map, dated in the plate.The title is displayed in a cartouche featuring lime kilns and a second cartouche displays a dedication to the Dauphin, surmounted by his Royal coat of arms.An interesting annotation pays reference to Bartlomeo Diaz, the first European to round the Cape of Good Hope in 1486 and Vasco De Gama who first accessed India via that route in 1498. A further annotation above the equator offers an observation of the source of the Nile also known as the Abavi. Fine, clean condition other than a barely visible old repair to the lower left margin not affecting the printed area. Faint old fold lines as issued but long stored flat. Approx. 13.5" x 9" (345mm x 235mm) overall.Nicolas De Fer (1646-1720) was a well known and influential French map maker based in Paris who inherited an already successful map business from his father Antoine De Fer in 1687. He published his first world atlas in 1697. A GENUINE ANTIQUE MAP GUARANTEED OVER 300 YEARS OLD FROM LINDISFARNE PRINTSM9326.…
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- Antique Map AFRICA, L'Afrique, Nicolas De Fer hand coloured original map 1717
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Lindisfarne Prints
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, United Kingdom
AbeBooks seller since August 29, 2017
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| Item | 7 to 12 business days | 7 to 12 business days |
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| First item | £ 18.50 | £ 18.50 |
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Original Antique Maps and Prints from LINDISFARNE PRINTS Lindisfarne Prints is a small family business specialising in genuine antique maps and prints at affordable prices. Established in 1995 and trading online since 2000, we pride ourselves on accurate descriptions, good communications, rapid service and fair prices. To avoid confusion, no item less than 100 years old is ever offered for sale. We do not deal in reproductions, facsimiles or modern copies of any kind. So please buy with confidence in the safe knowledge that authenticity is unfailingly assured. We offer an eclectic mix of fine antique maps and prints to satisfy the needs of collectors, academics, history lovers and interior designers. Call them vintage, antique, antiquarian, historic, collectable, or just plain old, they will grace your home with conversation pieces to be admired and cherished for decades ahead. Genuine antique maps and prints have a timeless quality unmatched by the transience of modern reproductions. Buy the real thing, right here, probably for much less than you think!…
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Lindisfarne Prints
United Kingdom
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David and Susan Crossland,
Lindisfarne Prints,
Winterfold Barn,
Jubilee Gardens,
Westbury,
Shrewsbury
SY5 9EQ
United Kingdom
+44(0)1743 885265
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